About Us

Calvo Law Offices P.C. was founded in the wake of the financial crisis dedicated to protecting the rights of homeowners affected by the accompanying real estate market crash. During the last few years, many of our clients have received favorable results in their efforts to modify their mortgage or defend their home from foreclosure. We are leaders in foreclosure defense litigation, and find creative solutions to your legal and financial problems.

James W. Calvo

James W. Calvo is a graduate of Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois with a B.S. in Finance. He graduated with honors from Northern Illinois University School of Law, having earned the American Jurisprudence Award in Property. Mr. Calvo was admitted to practice law in the state of Illinois in 1990 as well as the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and he is a member of the Federal Trial Bar. He started his career working as a sole practitioner on LaSalle Street in Chicago, Illinois from 1990 through 1998 where he developed extensive trial experience as well as experience working in the area of commercial real estate. In 1998 - 1999 he worked as general corporate counsel for real estate developer Metropolitan Real Estate Co. in Oak Brook, Illinois.

In the year 2000 he formed Brownstone Development Company, LLC and began a successful real estate development company completing over $75,000,000 of commercial real estate development projects throughout the Chicago area including the development of twelve free standing drug stores on behalf of a major national drugstore chain. He is a licensed Illinois real estate broker.

Success Stories

"Successfully secured a discharge of $167,000 of debt, including $23,000 of credit card debt, through Chapter 7 Bankruptcy while simultaneously defending foreclosure.
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Naperville, Illinois April 2017

"Aggressive foreclosure defense for over two years culminated in a bench trial. The Bank of New York Mellon appeared in court and dismissed the Foreclosure Complaint instead of going forward to trial."

Plainfield, Illinois May 2017

"Second lien holder reduced the principal balance from $107,000 to $62,500 and agreed to a new amortization schedule."

Naperville, Illinois October 2017

"Monthly payment reduced from $4,307 interest only to $2,614.80 Principal+Interest. Interest rate reduced from 6.875% to 2% for the first five years.
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